Passage

Deuteronomy 6.15

Book: Deuteronomy · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"13. Thou shalt fear Jehovah thy God; and him shalt thou serve, and shalt swear by his name. 14. Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the peoples that are round about you;"

"15. for Jehovah thy God in the midst of thee is a jealous God; lest the anger of Jehovah thy God be kindled against thee, and he destroy thee from off the face of the earth."

"16. Ye shall not tempt Jehovah your God, as ye tempted him in Massah. 17. Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of Jehovah your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee." (Deuteronomy 6:13-17, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"13. You shall fear Yahweh your God; and you shall serve him, and shall swear by his name. 14. You shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the peoples who are around you;"

"15. for Yahweh your God among you is a jealous God; lest the anger of Yahweh your God be kindled against you, and he destroy you from off the face of the earth."

"16. You shall not tempt Yahweh your God, as you tempted him in Massah. 17. You shall diligently keep the commandments of Yahweh your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he has commanded you." (Deuteronomy 6:13-17, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"13. Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name. 14. Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are round about you;"

"15. (For the LORD thy God is a jealous God among you) lest the anger of the LORD thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth."

"16. Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah. 17. Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee." (Deuteronomy 6:13-17, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"13. Jehovah thy God thou dost fear, and Him thou dost serve, and by His name thou dost swear; 14. ye do not go after other gods, of the gods of the peoples who [are] round about you;"

"15. for a zealous God [is] Jehovah thy God in thy midst, lest the anger of Jehovah thy God burn against thee, and He hath destroyed thee from off the face of the ground."

"16. 'Ye do not try Jehovah your God as ye tried in Massah; 17. ye do diligently keep the commands of Jehovah your God, and His testimonies, and His statutes which He hath commanded thee," (Deuteronomy 6:13-17, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See Bibles for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.